Our Campus - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Benefits of WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Athletics - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Student Life at WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Wilmington College Online - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Financial Aid at WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Diversity - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

About WC: Empowering Hands-On Learning for Making an Impact

Career Services - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Admission to Wilmington College - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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Title / URL	Issues
Our Campus - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/about/our-campus	37
Benefits of WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/admission/benefits-of-wc	31
Athletics - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/athletics	14
Student Life at WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/student-life	14
Wilmington College Online - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/wc-online	8
Financial Aid at WC - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/financial-aid	7
Diversity - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/about/mission/diversity	7
About WC: Empowering Hands-On Learning for Making an Impactwww.wilmington.edu/about	6
Career Services - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/career-services	6
Admission to Wilmington College - Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)www.wilmington.edu/admission	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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